About the Author

David Emerson, an accomplished yoga instructor, lecturer, and
trainer, is founder of the Black Lotus Yoga Project, Inc., a
nonprofit dedicated to teaching yoga to individuals with PTSD. He
is also coordinator of the yoga services program at The Trauma
Center of the Justice Resource Institute in Brookline,
Massachusetts, and serves as the lead trainer in a number of yoga
retreats and workshops at Kripalu, among other venues